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Afternoon Brief, August 11
Premier Cru Staffer Spills Beans About Ponzi Scheme: The disgraced former owner of the bankrupt store is facing 20 years in prison...
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Afternoon Brief, March 15
Gallo, Constellation Claim Nearly Half of Domestic Wine’s “Hot Brands”: It's no secret that E.&J. Gallo Winery and Constellation Brands are powerhouses in the U.S. wine market. Indeed, the two companies...
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Afternoon Brief, January 5
2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Begins Today: The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition begins today in this northern Sonoma County community, and it continues to break records...
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Afternoon Brief, December 31
5 Tips for Better Health: New Year's Wine Resolutions: As the time approaches to say good-bye to 2015, you're probably thinking about how to change your lifestyle for a healthier, better you in 2016.....
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Afternoon Brief, October 26
Garagiste Movement Gains Momentum: When the Garagiste Festival launched in 2011 in Paso Robles, few people were familiar with the word garagiste, an esoteric term for a small group of French renegade winemakers...
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Afternoon Brief, October 19
Treasury Wine Shares Climb to Record After Deal to Buy Diageo U.S., British Assets: Shares in Australia's Treasury Wine Estates Ltd jumped to a record on Monday as investors cheered its $552 million purchase...
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Afternoon Brief, October 8
Cabernet Outgrows Chardonnay Off-Premise Sales in Long Term Projection: Over the last year the volume of Cabernet Sauvignon sold off-premise grew 4.8% compared to a 0.7% growth for Chardonnay, which has...
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Afternoon Brief, October 7
Napa Valley Vintners Answers Top Five Questions Regarding the 2015 Vintage: Winemakers are giving high praise for the quality of this years Napa Valley wine grape harvest, according to the Napa Valley...
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Afternoon Brief, September 30
Arsenic Found in Many U.S. Red Wines, but Health Risks Depend on Total Diet: A new University of Washington study that tested 65 wines from America's top four wine-producing states California, Washington,...
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Afternoon Brief, September 28
Sonoma County Harvest Fair's Sweepstakes Wine Winners Revealed: A sauvignon blanc, a pinot noir and a late harvest semillon won the coveted sweepstakes awards Sunday at the Sonoma County Harvest Awards...
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Afternoon Brief, September 25
Truett-Hurst Reports Sales Increase, but Trouble for New Wine Spritzer Brand: Truett-Hurst Inc. announced Thursday that it is killing off its highly touted wine spritzer brand sold exclusively in Kroger...
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Afternoon Brief, September 22
Bill Leigon Acquires Jamieson Ranch Winery from Madison Vineyard Holdings: Bill Leigon, president of Jamieson Ranch Vineyards since February 2013, has announced his purchase of the Napa winery, finalized...
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Afternoon Brief, September 18
Lake County Winery and Vineyard Associations Announce Relief Effort: In response to the devastating Valley Fire, three leading organizations that represent wineries and vineyard owners in Lake County have...
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Afternoon Brief, September 17
Smaller Producers Enjoy Significant Growth in U.S. Alcoholic Beverage Market: A just-released report analyzing the U.S. market for alcoholic beverages shows a notable lack of growth for the top producers,...
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Afternoon Brief, September 16
Beverage Diversification Key to Success in Competitive Marketplace: There's little doubt that the alcohol beverage industry is shifting. Consider this... tasting room menus in upstate New York are as likely...
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Afternoon Brief, September 15
Valley Fire Status Report: Impact to Lake County Wine Industry: Many in the Lake County wine industry have been impacted by this disaster, some both personally and professionally...
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